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Nasdaq CEO Expects Close to 10 Listings From China in 2016

Many Chinese companies delisted from the U.S. exchange last year

At the Converge tech conference in Hong Kong, Nasdaq CEO Robert Greifeld talks about when to go public and how Chinese companies are using blockchain technology. Photo: Kenneth Lim/The Wall Street Journal

HONG KONG—Chinese companies are still seeking U.S. public listings despite a rush of delistings in the past year or so, said Nasdaq CEO Robert Greifeld on Friday.

“The pipeline of Chinese companies coming to the U.S. is as strong as it has been in half a decade,” Mr. Greifeld said at the Converge technology conference here. “The overall U.S. IPO market has been depressed, so as a percentage, it is pretty healthy.”